Organisations of Persons with Disabilities' Empowerment

IDA Members

Logos of all IDA Members

IDA currently comprises eight global and six regional organizations of persons with disabilities (DPOs). IDA also includes one ...

UPR pre-session 26 - participants

While IDA works to create a more enabling global environment for realising the rigths of persons with disabilities, IDA also works with organisations of persons with disabilities - or 'DPOs' - to utilise this environment and make change directly, from local to global advocacy.

DPOs and the CRPD

Guatemalan DPO representatives in Geneva

The CRPD presents multiple opportunities for organisations of persons with disabilities to engage in advocacy at all...

DPOs and Sustainable Development

Stakeholder Group with SDG signs

Persons with disabilities are a recognised Stakeholder Group, to engage with the global reviews of the Sustianable...

DPOs and Human Rights

Social Forum 2016, Palais des Nations, Geneva

As States which ratified the CRPD have to report to the CRPD committee, it...

DPO Capacity Building

Participants at UN Women's day at UNESCAP, 2016

IDA supports DPOs to have the opportunity to empower themselves in their local,...

Intersections

Latin America Network of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities, Sao Paulo 2015

IDA supports global networks, platforms and campaigns of different groups of...

December 3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Explore, Create, Share, Embrace #ADay4All

Every December 3, we come together to join persons with disabilities around the world in...

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